This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gerrydunne125 Surnames: Dunn(e), McCormick, Moss, Breen Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.vermont.counties.rutland/4821/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would be very grateful for any information about my great-grandfather John Dunn(e). I know that he was married to a lady named Catherine McCormick and that they had a son, Patrick Joseph, on 2 April 1893. Patrick Joseph (my grandfather) was baptized at St Bridget's Church (I think) on 2 April 1895 and the family were recorded then as living in West Rutland. The baptismal record shows that John was a fireman. I believe John and Catherine had another son, Daniel, in 1895 and a daughter Mary (who may have been born around 1891). By April 1897, John had come to Belfast, Ireland and had remarried. There is a family story that John left Vermont and came home because his wife was seriously ill and had expressed a dying wish to be buried in her native Co Tyrone, Ireland. It was also said that John worked on the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1913, Daniel joined the First Batallion of the Irish Guards and fought in France and Poland during WW1. He won the Military Medal for bravery. During his enlistment, Daniel said that he was born in Shankhill. There are several townlands and parishes in Ireland bearing the name but I would be very keen to know if there are any towns or areas in Vermont called Shankhill or Shankill. Daniel's name is recorded in Rudyard Kipling's 'History of the Irish Guards'. I would be very grateful for any information or assistance to trace any records of John and Catherine in West Rutland. Thank you Gerry Dunne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.